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6 Types of Unique Garments Explained

28 Sep 2019
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Alison Lesley

Six Religions that have distinguishing dress codes and the symbolism behind them. It is quite difficult to identify an individual’s faith based on appearance alone. But for the heads or leaders...

Pastafarians and the Jesters

21 Sep 2019
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Wayne Edward Hanson

To become a Catholic Priest or a Jewish Rabbi requires years of training and study. To become a Buddhist Monk one must give up gainful employment and all worldly possessions, take a vow of chastity, and engage...

Devotion, Video Series Celebrates Doubt in Faithful People

03 Feb 2017
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Maya Haddad

Interfaith interview series Devotion examines doubts of the faithful. As a sophomore English major at Loyola Marymount University, I enrolled in World Religions. Our professor was a Jesuit priest,...

28 Dec 2016
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Alison Lesley

Two years after suffering a stroke, Thich Nhat Hanh travels to Thailand to be closer to his homeland of Vietnam. Thich Nhat Hanh, popularly referred to as Thay by his followers, is a Vietnamese Buddhist...

Conan O’Brien Visits Buddhist Temple to Get Enlightened

11 Apr 2016
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WRN Editorial Staff

Conan learns life at a Buddhist Temple is a little different than he imagined. We're loving this funny clip of Conan O'Brien at a Buddhist Temple in Korea. O'Brien is accompanied by Steven Yeun...

Garry Shandling Will Be Ordained As a Monk In Buddhist Funeral Service

03 Apr 2016
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Derek Welch

Long-time Buddhist comedian Garry Shandling will become a monk during his Buddhist funeral service next month. The famous Larry Sanders Show star Garry Shandling will be given a Buddhist funeral...

Buddhist Monk Depends On Karma And Offers Loans

23 May 2015
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Alison Lesley

Phra Subin Paneeto, a Buddhist monk in Thailand, has been heading his own highly successful micro lending organization since the early 1990s. It is not unusual to consider Buddhist monks in the same...

Thich Nhat Hanh Will Return to Plum Village as Health Continues to Improve

10 Apr 2015
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Alison Lesley

Good news coming from PlumVillage.org has it that Thich Nhat Hanh, the revered Vietnamese Buddhist monk who was inflicted with a deadly brain hemorrhage back in November 2014, has shown fantastic improvement...

Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s Health Seems to be Improving

04 Mar 2015
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Alison Lesley

In a letter issued by the monks and nuns in Plum Village, it was announced that Thich Nhat Hanh’s health is improving after suffering a stroke last year and falling into a coma. The statement offers...

This old religion gets new attention for its hunky monks

23 Jan 2015
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Alison Lesley

A good looking Buddhist monk is helping bring followers back to their religion's roots. Despite a history thousands of years in the making, Buddhism has been suffering the fate of the has-been in China,...